- Category:
- Richest Celebrities › Actors
- Net Worth:
- $2 Million
- Birthdate:
- May 26, 1943 (81 years old)
- Birthplace:
- Rossford
- Gender:
- Male
- Profession:
- Journalist, Presenter
- Nationality:
- United States of America
What is Dennis Richmond's Net Worth?
Dennis Richmond is an American former news anchor who has a net worth of $2 million. Dennis Richmond was born in Rossford, Ohio in May 1943. Richmond is best known as being a news anchor for KTVU in Oakland, California for 40 years from 1968 to 2008. Richmond is a Vietnam War veteran and studied at Wayne State University and Columbia University. He started off as a clerk typist with KTVU before become one of the first African-American chief anchors on a major market television newscast.
During his career Dennis co-anchored with Barbara Simpson, Elaine Corral, Leslie Griffith, and Julie Haener. Richmond retired in 2008 on his 65th birthday and was the longest serving anchor in the history of the Bay Area. He won the Humanitarian Award of Oakland and the Black Media Coalition Journalist of the Year Award. KTVU won several Emmy Awards and Radio and Television News Directors Association awards with Richmond as anchor.